Beachfront kitchen, Srithanu
Dinner with your feet in the sand.
Open to everyone, not just guests. Thai kitchen, fresh fish, vegan-friendly. Book ahead for sunset tables.
Welcome
You do not need to stay at Phangan Cove to eat here - the beachfront restaurant is open to non-guests.
The kitchen
Cooked by Eiu
Eiu has been cooking on Koh Phangan since 2001. She arrived from Surat Thani on the mainland to join her husband's family, opened a small place in Baan Tai called Liberty, and ran it until she moved across the island to Sri Thanu — Liberty became Phangan Cove, and Phangan Cove is what regulars have been coming back to for over a decade. She learned to cook from her mother. That's the Thai side of the menu — Surat-Thani-rooted, curry pastes made in-house, fish from local boats when in season. The European side she built up over the years for the long-stay yoga crowd and the families with kids — burgers from scratch, pasta, salads, breakfast that's not an afterthought. Nothing frozen on either side. She still cooks. The kitchen still runs the way she runs it. If you stay a few nights you'll meet her — she answers to her own name.
Open
Hours
Daily, 9:00 – 22:00
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served continuously through the day.
Walk-ins welcome, reservations recommended for sunset.
What we cook
The kitchen
Thai with Surat Thani roots, a full European menu running alongside, and local seafood when the boats come in. Regulars come back for pumpkin massaman, spring rolls, Burmese salad, mango sticky rice, grilled prawns, baked mussels — and a cheeseburger that has its own loyal following. Sri Thanu is the island's yoga side, so the vegetarian and vegan side of the menu earns its space — properly cooked, not the tacked-on afterthought you sometimes get further south. Tell the team what you do and don't eat; substitutions are easy. This is a beach restaurant, not a formal dining room. That's the point. Easy lunch after swimming, slower dinner as the sun goes down. Open to non-guests, so it can feel busier at the popular meal times.
What people order
Three dishes Eiu would recommend.
Penang curry
Eiu's pick when she's asked. Aromatic, not punishing on heat — a curry built to actually taste of its ingredients.
Red curry duck
The dish Eiu names when guests want something special. Rich, slow-cooked, distinctly Thai.
Pad Thai
Her own favourite. Made the long way, with tamarind paste from scratch.
Guests
Guests say
Best massaman and panang curries we've tasted on the island; such rich, fresh and complex flavors.
Their beef burger is better than places which specialize in burgers.
Where to find us
On Srithanu Beach
Find us at Phangan Cove Beach Resort, directly on Srithanu Beach on Koh Phangan's west coast. Non-guests welcome. Walking in from Srithanu is simplest during the day; scooter or taxi after dark. Right if you want dinner on the beach without staying overnight. Less practical if you need guaranteed parking at peak dinner time.
Book a table
Reserve a table
For dinner reservations, sunset tables, or larger groups, reach us on WhatsApp. We answer in English and Thai.
Reserve on WhatsAppWe'll confirm within a few hours.